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Todd Bodine, who captured both the 2006 and 2010 NCWTS titles, will pilot the No. 30 entry, the same truck number he drove to both championships.

Bodine, who will be making his 220th NCWTS start this weekend in Pocono, has tallied 22 wins, seven poles, 92 top fives and 124 top 10s in his illustrious career. He has three previous NCWTS starts at Pocono with two top-10 starts and two top-15 finishes to his credit. The 49-year-old also has 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at the Tricky Triangle, where he's earned one pole and two top-10 finishes.-Turner Scott Motorsports

Bill McAnally Racing announced today that Derek Kraus will drive the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry for BMR in 2018, as he contends for the championship in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.

The 16-year-old Stratford, Wisconsin driver took Rookie of the Year honors in the series this past season and was part of the BMR lineup that dominated the competition. In addition to running the full 15-race schedule in the West division of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, he is also slated to compete in select events in the East division in 2018. Kraus takes the seat vacated by Todd Gilliland, who drove the No. 16 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry to back-to-back championships in 2016 and 2017.-BMR

JD Motorsports with Gary Keller and with recently signed driver Vinnie Miller are proud to welcome JAS Expedited Trucking as a full-time sponsor of the No. 01 Chevrolet Camaro in 2018.

JAS Expedited Trucking, based in Imlay City, Mich., will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 01 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) entry driven by Miller in 2018 starting with the Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, February 24, 2018. In addition to serving as primary sponsor of the No. 01 Chevrolet at Atlanta in February, JAS will also serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 01 entry in nine other NXS events including Miller’s NXS debut at his home track, Michigan International Speedway, on Saturday, June 9, 2018. JAS will also serve as an associate sponsor of the JDM No. 01 entry driven by Miller for the other 23 NXS events in 2018.

Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch will return to the Stewart-Haas Racing stable in 2018, filling one of the final few remaining pieces of NASCAR’s "Silly Season."

Busch, 39, the 2004 premier series champion and a 29-time winner in the series, has driven for SHR since 2014 and this year carried Monster Energy as a primary sponsor on the team’s No. 41 Ford. Reports of Busch’s uncertain future first broke Aug. 1 with various outlets citing unnamed sources that the team did not pick up Busch’s 2018 contract option. SHR and the veteran driver, though, both insisted over the past four months that fans should expect the driver-team pairing to continue in 2018. Busch’s return finalizes Stewart-Haas Racing’s four-car lineup in 2018. Clint Bowyer (No. 14) and Kevin Harvick (No. 4) both return, and Aric Almirola will drive the No. 10 Ford in 2018.-NASCAR.com

The partnership between RCR and Caterpillar began in 2009 and has been highlighted by the Cat Racing program's consistent activation and engagement with Cat dealers and customers. Since the 2014 debut of driver/crew chief combination of Ryan Newman and Luke Lambert, the team has earned a career-best finish in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series point standings, coming within one point of winning the coveted championship. Consistency has remained a strong suit and in four seasons, the 31 team has earned three NASCAR Playoffs berths, one victory, 19 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes.-RCR

ARCA Racing Series graduate Justin Fontaine will join Niece Motorsports and contend for Rookie of the Year honors next season, piloting the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).

Fontaine, the cousin of NCWTS driver Chris Fontaine has three NCWTS starts to his credit, including one in 2017 for Niece Motorsports at Chicagoland Speedway. To date, his best NCWTS finish came in his season debut at Pocono Raceway in Aug., where he earned a 15th-place finish. The 20-year-old made his NCWTS debut in the fall of Oct. 2016 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.-Niece Motorsports

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) today announced plans to continue its partnership with Bass Pro Shops during the 2018 racing season.

The partnership marks the first time both iconic outdoor brands will be featured together since Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's joined forces in September 2017 to establish North America's premier outdoor and conservation company. Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's will be featured as the primary sponsors of Ryan Newman's No. 31 Chevrolet during the 60th running of the Daytona 500 on February 18, 2018, along with several other select races throughout the 2018 season. The partnership also includes several races as primary sponsor in the XFINITY Series with drivers Austin Dillon and Ty Dillon, and a season-long associate sponsorship in both the Cup and XFINITY Series.-Richard Childress Racing

John Hunter Nemechek will move up to the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) next season, where he will share the driving duties in Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 42 Chevrolet.

CGR is expected to field one full-time team in the NXS in 2018 with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson and Nemechek combining for a majority of the races. Nemechek’s move to the NXS is not expected to mean the end of NEMCO Motorsports, however. The team still plans to compete in the Truck series next season and is in the process of securing sponsorship and another driver. Nemechek could also still do some races.

GMS Racing officials announced veteran crew chief, Chad Norris will join Spencer Gallagher and the No. 23 team for the 2018 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) season.

With many successful years of experience in the NASCAR industry, Norris has worked alongside numerous top-named drivers like Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Trevor Bayne, Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. and most recently Brennan Poole. In 255 races throughout Norris’ career in the top three levels of NASCAR he has amassed three wins, 30 top-five and 107 top-10 finishes, as well as six pole awards. Most recently, Norris completed the last two NXS seasons with Brennan Poole, making the NASCAR Playoffs in 2016 and 2017.

Richard Petty Motorsports will switch from Ford to Chevrolet next season as well as form an alliance with Richard Childress Racing, which will see RPM secure shop space on the RCR campus.

RPM majority owner Andrew Murstein said the move aligns two of the most successful organizations in NASCAR history. RPM finished 24th in the owner standings in 2017 and heads into 2018 with rookie driver Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr., who will replace Aric Almirola. Almirola will drive for Stewart-Haas Racing next year.
Formerly a two-car team, RPM opted to leave its spacious shop in Mooresville, North Carolina, when its lease ran out after the 2017 season.-ESPN

Kasey Kahne spent much of his final trip to Las Vegas as a Hendrick Motorsports driver duly celebrating his time with the championship team and eagerly anticipating a big change in his career: A move to the single-car Leavine Family Racing operation for the 2018 season.

Kahne finished out his six-year, six-win tenure in the Hendrick No. 5 Chevrolet with a playoff run that ended in the Round of 16, but gave a glimpse of why this year’s Brickyard 400 winner has been a contender in NASCAR’s highest levels. It’s all been good preparation for a fresh start next year and Kahne said he’s already been to his new digs to meet his new team and start prepping the car for his LFR debut in the Feb. 18 Daytona 500.